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createSecret

SecretsManagerClient.createSecret creates a secret in AWS’ secrets manager.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
namestringThe friendly name of the secret. You can use forward slashes in the name to represent a path hierarchy.
secretStringstringThe text data to encrypt and store in this new version of the secret. We recommend you use a JSON structure of key/value pairs for your secret value.
descriptionstringThe description of the secret.
versionID (optional)stringOptional unique version identifier for the created secret. If no versionID is provided, an auto-generated UUID will be used instead.
tags (optional)Array<{“key”: “value”},>A list of tags to attach to the secret. Each tag is a key and value pair of strings in a JSON text string

Returns

TypeDescription
Promise<Secret>A Promise that fulfills with a Secret object that contains the details of the created secret.

Example

JavaScript
import {
  AWSConfig,
  SecretsManagerClient,
} from 'https://jslib.k6.io/aws/0.12.3/secrets-manager.js';

const awsConfig = new AWSConfig({
  region: __ENV.AWS_REGION,
  accessKeyId: __ENV.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
  secretAccessKey: __ENV.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
});

const secretsManager = new SecretsManagerClient(awsConfig);
const testSecretName = 'jslib-test-secret';
const testSecretValue = 'jslib-test-value';

export default async function () {
  // Let's create our test secret.
  const testSecret = await secretsManager.createSecret(
    testSecretName,
    testSecretValue,
    'this is a test secret, delete me.'
  );

  // Let's get its value and verify it was indeed created.
  const createdSecret = await secretsManager.getSecret(testSecretName);
  console.log(JSON.stringify(createdSecret));
}

A k6 script that will create a secret in AWS secrets manager